Anthropic’s Mythos rollout has missed America’s cyberscurity agency
Anthropic's Mythos rollout has missed America's cyberscurity agency Several US federal agencies are taking up Anthropic’s new cybersecurity model to find vulnerabilities, but one is reportedly not getting in on the action: the nation’s central cybersecurity coordinator. On Tuesday, Axios reported that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) didn’t have access to Mythos Preview, […]
Microsoft teases mysterious Discord and Xbox Game Pass partnership
Microsoft teases mysterious Discord and Xbox Game Pass partnership Microsoft has started teasing a new Discord and Xbox Game Pass partnership, just a day after lowering prices of its Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscriptions. Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma says the company is partnering with Discord again “as we continue to make […]
Microsoft says the ‘idea’ of an Xbox mobile store ‘is not dead’
Microsoft says the 'idea' of an Xbox mobile store 'is not dead' Microsoft first revealed it was building an Xbox mobile gaming store to take on Apple and Google all the way back in 2022. Former Xbox president Sarah Bond even went on stage at a Bloomberg event nearly two years ago and promised the […]
Will a new CEO realize Apple’s smart home potential?
Will a new CEO realize Apple's smart home potential? It took Tim Cook years to launch Apple into major new hardware categories, such as the smartwatch. But John Ternus could start his tenure right away with an ambitious new project: smart home hardware. All signs point to a strong lineup of new smart home devices […]
Now Meta will track what employees do on their computers to train its AI agents
Now Meta will track what employees do on their computers to train its AI agents Meta employees’ activity at work is now being used to train the company’s AI agents. As reported by Reuters, Meta is installing a tool it calls Model Capability Initiative (MCI) on US-based employees’ computers that runs in work-related apps and […]
It’s amazing how good Alienware’s $350 OLED monitor is
It's amazing how good Alienware's $350 OLED monitor is At $350, the AW2726DM is cheap enough that some people may choose to buy two for a dual monitor setup. I’ve recommended several OLED gaming monitors to readers over the years, and I’ve finally taken my own advice to buy one. Alienware’s new 27-inch 1440p QD-OLED […]
Call of Duty never made much sense for Xbox Game Pass
Call of Duty never made much sense for Xbox Game Pass Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. | Image: Activision Blizzard Yesterday Microsoft announced some surprising news: at a time when everything in gaming is getting more expensive, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate was actually getting a price cut. Going forward, the subscription service will drop […]
Behind the unraveling of Dan Crenshaw
Behind the unraveling of Dan Crenshaw In 2019, a 36-year-old Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), newly elected to Congress, was photographed for the inaugural Time 100 Next List, wearing a dashing eye patch and looking upwards with hope. A Harvard-educated Navy SEAL who’d lost his legs while fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, Crenshaw was in rarefied […]
First vacuums — then the world
First vacuums — then the world Many startups spend years trying to become a household name. Others just spend $10 million on a Super Bowl ad. That’s Dreame’s bet. The little-known Chinese robot vacuum company has grand ambitions to become a global consumer electronics giant and chose to run a pricey 30-second spot as its […]
Anker made its own chip to bring AI to all its products
Anker made its own chip to bring AI to all its products Anker has announced its own custom silicon that the company says will bring local AI to audio devices, mobile accessories, and IoT devices. The Thus processor is the world’s first neural-net compute-in-memory AI audio chip, which is smaller than traditional chips, and requires […]